Orioles-Nation.comFor Orioles Fans, By Orioles Fans2012-05-25T22:22:53-05:00http://orioles-nation.com/forums/feed.php?t=9052012-05-25T22:22:53-05:002012-05-25T22:22:53-05:00http://orioles-nation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=905&p=8656#p8656I know this guy has some talent. Would love to see this trade work out for both clubs.

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]]>2012-05-13T11:10:16-05:002012-05-13T11:10:16-05:00http://orioles-nation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=905&p=8353#p8353some say the college coach ruined his career with that 9 2/3 outing. I doubt that honestly, but who knows. pitching is well needed in the mid-to-upper levels of the minors though. Good pickup.

The Orioles announced today that they acquired minor league left-hander Mike Belfiore from the Arizona Diamondbacks as the player to be named later in the Bell trade. Belfiore has been assigned to Double-A Bowie.

Belfiore, 23, was a sandwich pick, the 45th overall, in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. He allowed five earned runs in 19 innings (2.37 ERA) for Single-A Visalia this season, with one save, five walks and 28 strikeouts.

The Orioles have acquired minor league lefty Mike Belfiore from the Diamondbacks to complete the Josh Bell trade, the team announced. Arizona acquired Bell for a player to be named later last month.

Belfiore, 23, was the 45th overall pick of the 2009 draft but has yet to develop as hoped. He owns a 4.05 ERA with 8.5 K/9 and 3.7 BB/9 in 282 1/3 minor league innings, but has experienced some success after moving to the bullpen full-time last year. Baseball America did not rank him among Arizona's top 30 prospects in their 2012 Prospect Handbook.

Belfiore may be best known for throwing 9 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for Boston College during an NCAA postseason game in 2009, the longest game in college baseball history.